Our study establishes CD2 as a new susceptibility factor for SSc, in a European Caucasian population, confirming the sharing of autoimmune risk factors by SSc and rheumatoid arthritis. PubMed, Clin Exp Rheumatol, 07/01/2016. (Also see Causes of Scleroderma: Genetics)

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